Day temperature dipped little in state capital on Saturday while five regions recorded heat wave conditions, day temperature reached 43 degree Celsius.
Narmadapuram, Ujjain, Dhar, Khargone and Ratlam districts witnessed heat wave conditions. Gwalior, Sagar and Narmadapuram divisions recorded high day temperatures. Mandla, Dhar and Betul recorded lowest night temperature at 17 degree Celsius.
Met department issued warning of heat wave conditions in Narmadapuram, Ujjain,Dhar, Khargone and Ratlam districts.
Khargone, which recorded the highest day temperature at 43 degrees Celsius in the state.
Met said that heatwave conditions are likely to be witnessed for next 2 days in western MP. MP is expected to witness more heatwaves this summer. The maximum temperature is expected to be mostly above normal during this season.
The day temp of Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Gwalior was recorded at 38.3 degrees Celsius, four degrees above normal temperature; 38.7 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal temperature; 36.6 degrees Celsius, two above normal temperature; and 36.4 degrees Celsius, three degree above normal temperature, respectively.
The night temperature of Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Gwalior were 21, 20.8,21.5 and 19.6 degree Celsius respectively. It shows maximum and minimum temperature remained above normal and nights too were getting hot. Dry westerly winds blowing into MP from Rajasthan are expected to decline a bit on Saturday, which may bring down temperatures by around 1 degrees Celsius in western parts of the state.